Thumbnail Image

Price monitoring and analysis country brief - Mauritania








Also available in:
No results found.

Related items

Showing items related by metadata.

  • Thumbnail Image
    Document
    Other document
    Price monitoring and analysis country brief - Mauritania 2012
    Also available in:
    No results found.

    The country is affected by high food prices resulting from the reduced 2011 harvest and high international food prices. According to recent surveys, the number of food insecure people is 838,000, with acute food insecurity levels already noted in southeastern Mauritania; the situation is expected to deteriorate further in the upcoming months. Massive displacement caused by recent fighting in Mali has forced some 11,000 people into Mauritania. The Government has launched a plan to assist th e food insecure population with free food aid, subsidized cereal sales and livestock fodder.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Document
    Other document
    Price monitoring and analysis country brief - Kenya 2011
    Also available in:
    No results found.

    The sharp increase in staple food prices reached its record level in July leading also to considerable deterioration of terms of trade for pastoralists. An estimated 3.75 million people are classified as food insecure. Major concerns are for the over 490,000 Somali refugees who are in dire need of emergency assistance. The food security situation continues to deteriorate as a consequence of persistent drought condition combined with high food prices, insecurity and displacement. The worst af fected areas are the northern and eastern parts of the country. The Government waived the import duty on maize to ease prices to consumers, while humanitarian aid agencies and UN institutions are assisting the population.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Document
    Other document
    Price monitoring and analysis country brief -- Mozambique 2011
    Also available in:
    No results found.

    Maize prices increased slightly, with the highest prices recorded in the south where the purchasing power of poor and very poor households is limited. Overall food security is satisfactory, but areas of concern remain in areas affected by production losses and high food prices. Despite a dry spell and localised flooding in the first months of the year, national cereal production increased by 5% in 2011. The Government has implemented measures to support production, but reduced the subsidy on wheat. Social support programs are in place.

Users also downloaded

Showing related downloaded files

  • Thumbnail Image
    Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet
    Brochure
    Joint Programme on Gender Transformative Approaches for Food Security and Nutrition
    2022 in Review
    2023
    Also available in:
    No results found.

    The 'JP GTA - 2022 In Review' offers a snapshot of the milestones, achievements and activities of the Joint Programme over the course of the past year, with links to articles, publications and event recordings. The report is structured along the four pillars of the JP GTA, with sections focusing on knowledge generation, country-level activities, capacity development and learning, and policy support and institutional engagement. The page on 'knowledge generation' offers an overview of resources published or facilitated by the JP GTA in 2022. Under 'country-level activities' readers will find a summary of the key activities and achievements of the Joint Programme in Ecuador and Malawi. The section on 'capacity development and learning' delves into the JP GTA’s initiatives to share lessons from the Programme and build colleagues' and partners' knowledge and skills. The final pages on 'policy support and institutional engagement' highlight major global and corporate initiatives supported by the JP GTA.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Book (series)
    Flagship
    The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2023
    Urbanization, agrifood systems transformation and healthy diets across the rural–urban continuum
    2023
    This report provides an update on global progress towards the targets of ending hunger (SDG Target 2.1) and all forms of malnutrition (SDG Target 2.2) and estimates on the number of people who are unable to afford a healthy diet. Since its 2017 edition, this report has repeatedly highlighted that the intensification and interaction of conflict, climate extremes and economic slowdowns and downturns, combined with highly unaffordable nutritious foods and growing inequality, are pushing us off track to meet the SDG 2 targets. However, other important megatrends must also be factored into the analysis to fully understand the challenges and opportunities for meeting the SDG 2 targets. One such megatrend, and the focus of this year’s report, is urbanization. New evidence shows that food purchases in some countries are no longer high only among urban households but also among rural households. Consumption of highly processed foods is also increasing in peri-urban and rural areas of some countries. These changes are affecting people’s food security and nutrition in ways that differ depending on where they live across the rural–urban continuum. This timely and relevant theme is aligned with the United Nations General Assembly-endorsed New Urban Agenda, and the report provides recommendations on the policies, investments and actions needed to address the challenges of agrifood systems transformation under urbanization and to enable opportunities for ensuring access to affordable healthy diets for everyone.
  • Thumbnail Image
    Policy brief
    Policy brief
    Outcomes and lessons learned from the Koronivia UNFCCC negotiations on agriculture and food security, and the way forward after COP 27
    Brief note
    2023
    Also available in:
    No results found.

    The Koronivia Joint Work on Agriculture (KJWA) was established at COP23 to address six topics in the agricultural sector's role in climate change. KJWA has contributed to sharing scientific and technical knowledge, but limitations remain in translating outcomes into concrete climate actions. The new four-year joint work on the implementation of climate action on agriculture and food security, which prioritizes ending hunger and considers national circumstances, includes the creation of an online portal for sharing information. The four-year agenda is shaped and broadened through the submission of views by parties, observers, and civil society and will be considered by SBSTA and SBI in June 2023.